HAMDEN -- Slow and steady doesn't just win you the race. If you're Diane Petrillo Greene, the Tortoise Lady, it also gets you on national TV. Greene, who has been rescuing exotic tortoises and turtles ...

For pet owners, aquarium goers and nature lovers, turtles are a spectacle to behold with intricate shells and long lifespans. Turtles exist in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Red-eared sliders, ...

Two tortoises, a yellow-footed and a leopard tortoise, made the long trip from a roadside zoo and deplorable conditions in Maryland to a new home at Oakland Zoo as part of a five-day wildlife rescue.

The 6-year-old leopard tortoise seems to be fine, zoo owner Dana King said. “We are thankful he is unharmed and back where he belongs,” King said. She said a maintenance crew found him in a box ...

PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Indonesian police said Sunday that they have arrested two men suspected of being part of a ring that poaches and trades in endangered animals and seized several lion and leopard ...